[July 05, 2015] Well, the 4th of July came and went without any terrorist attack on American soil. How much of these predictions by the experts were based on bureaucratic posturing to protect their careers if it did happen, is hard to tell. Nonetheless, the day turned out to be full of those things we associate with a… Read More »
[June 10, 2015] Most of my readers know that I’m partial to the study of the Korean War. There are so many precedents to how we fight today. True, the Korean War was fought on mountainous terrain and in many battles the extreme cold created great suffering. In Iraq, the terrain and weather could hardly be more different.… Read More »
[May 21, 2015] Having a new puppy in our family has brought great joy and some sleepless nights for my wife Nancy and I. Doing so has put a snag into my reading schedule; as I tire much easier during the day when I only get 4 or 5 hours of very interrupted sleep nightly. That will pass… Read More »
[May 04, 2015] Up here in the Northeast we are finally getting some warm weather along with blooming flowers. This means that I’m moving my regular reading outside on the porch; harder to concentrate but worth it. I have a very special book for review today. U.S. Navy Captain (Retired) L. David Marequet’s book was a great pleasure… Read More »
[April 21, 2015] The advantage all senior leaders should exploit for themselves is the reading of select books that expand their mind; exposing them to ideas that they neither agreed with nor heard of before. Currently, while the weather is producing a wonderful string of beautiful spring days, I have stumbled upon several good books in this category.… Read More »
[March 27, 2015] While the beginning of Spring finally arrived, it certainly doesn’t mean that the warmer weather gives me any less time to read. Over the Winter I grew more fond of reading the political lessons of players on the world stage. That is why the book today is about what will become one of the classic… Read More »
[February 27, 2015] Reading books in the winter months is much easier than when the warmth of sunshine is a distraction. But reading a book electronically is not and will never be the same for me. I don’t have a Kindle reader but I do have the Kindle App for my iPad and use it regularly for those… Read More »
[February 01, 2014] Part 3: The White House. Robert Gates, in his new book, discusses senior leadership issues under both Presidents Bush and Obama. While he praises and criticizes both, it is the President Obama White House that shows the most flaws in following the requirements of senior leaders. In Part 1 (link here), Gates discussed the U.S.… Read More »
[January 30, 2014] Part 2: The Pentagon. In Robert Gates new book, he addresses both the good and the bad (lots of both) of our nation’s senior leadership during his time a Secretary of Defense under Presidents Bush and Obama. My goal is to provide this series for readers about every other day. Part 1 (link here) discussed… Read More »
[January 28, 2014] Robert Gates, past U.S. Secretary of Defense for both Presidents Bush and Obama, has written a tell all book that directly and significantly addresses senior leadership, both civilian and military, at its highest levels in Washington D.C. For that reason and that this blog focuses on the same subject, I will devote a three-part blog… Read More »